Sale 547 - Fine Books & Manuscripts from the Personal Collection of the Late Cecil M. Wahle (with additions) (#547) 11/20/2014 11:00 AM PST Closed Starts Ending 11/20/2014 11:00 AM PST Auction Info 547 347 PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)RelevanceAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-61 of 61. Previous|1|Next Lot #4 A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, In the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese; and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c. &c. View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorAnderson, ÆneasHeadlineNarrative of the British Embassy to ChinaPublisherPrinted by T. and J. Swords for Rogers and BerryDate Published1795 Lot #41 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Sold for$2,500StatusSold AuthorBaum, L. FrankHeadlineThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first edition, Second statePublisherGeo. M. Hill Co.Date Published1900 Lot #42 Salome View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$468.75StatusSold Heading(Beardsley, Aubrey)AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineSalome, Oscar WildePublisherJohn LaneDate Published1920 Lot #54 Faustus: His Life, Death, and Descent Into Hell. Translated from the German View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Borrow, George, translator)Author[Klinger, F.M. von]HeadlineFaustus first edition in EnglishPublisherW. Simpkiin and R. MarshallDate Published1825 Lot #61 Carmen View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Bull, René)AuthorMérimée, ProsperHeadlineCarmen illustrated by Renee BullPublisherHutchinson & Co.Date Published[1915] Lot #63 The Gulistan, or Rose Garden of Sa'di. Faithfully translated in English View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Author[Burton, Richard F., atttributed translator]HeadlineBurton translates the GulistanPublisherKama Shastra SocietyDate Published1888 Lot #64 Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold AuthorByron, LordHeadlineByron's Marino Faliero etchings by Sepp FrankPublisherAvalun VerlagDate Published1922 Lot #67 China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Heading(China)AuthorBertin, M. ed.HeadlineChina: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, M. BertinPublisherJ. J. StockdaleDate Published1812 Lot #73 Queen Elizabeth View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$875StatusSold AuthorCreighton, MandellHeadlineBiography of Queen Elizabeth Finely BoundPublisherBoussod, Valadon & Co.Date Published1896 Lot #78 Hindoo excavations in the mountain of Ellora, near Aurungabad, in the Decan, in twenty-four views, from the drawings of James Wales, under the direction of Thomas Daniell View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,750StatusSold AuthorDaniell, Thomas & James WalesHeadlineDaniell's Hindoo Excavations wth 24 plates 1816PublisherWilliam Daniell, & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and BrownDate Published1816 Lot #80 Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the Late Dr. Oudney. Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and From Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorDenham, Dixon and Hugh ClappertonHeadlineDenham & Clapperton in Northern & Central AfricaPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1826 Lot #81 Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the Late Dr. Oudney. Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and From Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorDenham, Dixon and Hugh ClappertonHeadlineDenham & Clapperton in Northern & Central AfricaPublisherCummings, Hilliard & Co.Date Published1826 Lot #83 Hours of Gladness View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Detmold, Edward J.)AuthorMaeterlinck, MauriceHeadlineHours of Gladness illustrated by E.J. DetmoldPublisherGeorge Allen / Dodd MeadDate Published[1912] Lot #84 Sketches by "Boz": Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. [With] Sketches by "Boz". Second Series. View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorDickens, CharlesHeadlineDickens Sketches by Boz 1837PublisherJohn MacroneDate Published1837 Lot #90 Mathias Sandorf - with 30 original watercolor sketches by Emilien Dufour View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold Heading(Dufour, Emilien Leon)AuthorVerne, JulesHeadlineWith 30 original sketches by Emilien DufourPublisherLibrarie HachetteDate Published[1939] Lot #91 Princess Badoura. A Tale from the Arabian Nights View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Dulac, Edmund)AuthorHousman, LaurenceHeadlinePrincess Badoura, Housman, LaurencePublisherHodder and StoughtonDate Published[1913] Lot #102 Les Coleopteres du Monde - The Beetles of the World View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Entomology)HeadlineLes Coleopteres du Monde - The Beetles of the WorldPublisherSciences NATDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #120 Napoli e Contorni View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorGalanti, GiuseppeHeadlineNapoli e Contorni by GalantiPublisherBorel e Comp.Date Published1829 Lot #123 The Flowers of Shakespeare View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold Author[Giraud, Jane Elizabeth]HeadlineThe Flowers of Shakespeare by Jane Giraud 1846PublisherDay & SonDate Published[1846 ] Lot #133 Illustrations of Indian Zoology; Chiefly Selected from the Collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F.R.S. - Volume II only View details Estimate$6,000 - $9,000Sold for$6,250StatusSold AuthorGray, John EdwardHeadlineGray's Illustrations of Indian Zoology 1830sPublisherAdolphus Richter and Co.Date Published1833-1834 Lot #147 Six original illustrations by Fridolf Johnson View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorJohnson, FridolfHeadlineOriginal illustrations by Fridolf JohnsonDate Published1940s? Lot #181 Candide View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$137.50StatusSold Heading(Kent, Rockwell)AuthorVoltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet deHeadlineCandide with illustrations by Rockwell KentPublisherRandom HouseDate Published1928 Lot #211 The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate and Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Near Dublin, From Its Foundation in 1190, to the Year 1819 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorMason, William MonckHeadlineHistory and Antiquities of St. PatrickPublisherPrinted for the AuthorDate Published1820 Lot #219 When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000Sold for$6,875StatusSold AuthorMilne, A[lan] A[lexander]HeadlineFirst Editions of Milne's Christopher Robin BooksPublisherMethuenDate Published1924, 26, 27, 28 Lot #235 Funny Bunnies View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorParker, B.HeadlineFunny Bunnies, by B ParkerPublisherFrederick A. Stokes CompanyDate PublishedNo date Lot #237 Weltgeschichte View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold AuthorPflugt-Harttung, Dr. J. vonHeadlineMassive German World History 6 volumesPublisherUllstein & Co.Date Published[1907-1910] Lot #243 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Pogany, Willy)AuthorFitzgerald, Edward, (translator)HeadlinePogany's Rubaiyat full leather bindingPublisherThomas CrowellDate PublishedNo date Lot #244 Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$437.50StatusSold Heading(Pogany, Willy)AuthorKunos, IgnaczHeadlineForty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales, Kunos IgnaczPublisherHarrapDate Published[c.1913] Lot #245 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Pogany, Willy)HeadlineRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, PogonyPublisherThomas CrowellDate PublishedNo date Lot #247 Wag-By-Wall View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold AuthorPotter, BeatrixHeadlineBeatrix Potter Wag-by-WallPublisherThe Horn Book, Inc.Date Published1944 Lot #254 A Wonder Book View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineHawthorne's Wonderbook illus by Arthur RackhamPublisherGeorge H. DoranDate Published[1922] Lot #255 Peer Gynt View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIbsen, HenrikHeadlinePeer Gynt, RackhamPublisherLippincottDate Published[1936] Lot #256 Rip Van Winkle View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadlineRip Van Winkle Arthur Rackham IllustrationsPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1905 Lot #257 Rip Van Winkle View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorIrving, WashingtonHeadlineRip Van Winkle, IRving WashingtonPublisherDoubleday, PageDate Published1905 Lot #258 Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)HeadlineMother Goose with Arthur Rackham illustrationsPublisherThe Century Co.Date Published1913 Lot #259 The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$200StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWagner, RichardHeadlineThe Rhinegold & The Valkyrie Arthur Rackham IllusPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1910 Lot #260 Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWagner, RichardHeadlineSiegfried & The Twilight of the Gods Rackham IlluPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1911 Lot #261 The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation... View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Heading(Rackham, Arthur)AuthorWalton, IzaakHeadlineThe Compleat Angler Rackham IllustrationsPublisherDavid McKayDate Published[1931] Lot #265 Bill the Minder View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorRobinson, W. HeathHeadlineBill the Minder, W. Heath RobinsonPublisherConstable & Co.Date Published1912 Lot #266 The Vicar of Wakefield View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Rowlandson, Thomas)AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineVicar of Wakefield illustrated by RowlandsonPublisherR. AckermannDate Published1817 Lot #270 The Voyage of the 'Discovery' View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorScott, Robert F.HeadlineThe Voyage of the 'Discovery' Voyage to the South PolePublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1905 Lot #271 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$687.50StatusSold AuthorSeuss, Dr.HeadlineHow the Grinch Stole Christmas 1st EditionPublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1957] Lot #274 The Merry Wives of Windsor View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineMerry Wives of Windsor Illus. by J. ThielPublisherTegernseeDate Published1924 Lot #275 The Merry Wives of Windsor View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$162.50StatusSold AuthorShakespeare, WilliamHeadlineThe Merry Wives of Windsor Hugh Thomson IllustrationsPublisherWilliam HeinemannDate Published1910 Lot #291 Arabian Nights View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold Heading(Sterrett, Virginia Frances)AuthorHawthorne, Hildegard (editor)HeadlineVirginia Sterrett illustrated the Arabian NightsPublisherThe Penn Publishing CompanyDate Published[1928] Lot #292 Tanglewood Tales View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$562.50StatusSold Heading(Sterrett, Virginia Frances)AuthorHawthorne, NathanielHeadlineTanglewood Tales Illustrated by Virginia SterrettPublisherPenn Publishing CompanyDate Published[1921] Lot #295 Six volumes of sporting novels by Robert Smith Surtees in the original cloth View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorSurtees, Robert SmithHeadlineSurtees sporting novels in original clothPublisherBradbury & Evans (most)Date Published1853-1888 Lot #296 The Tour of Doctor Syntax Through London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Heading(Syntax Imitation)HeadlineThe Tour of Dr. Syntax Through LondonPublisherJ. JohnstonDate Published1820 Lot #297 In Congress, July 4, 1776, a Declaration by the Representatives of The United States of America. View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000StatusUnsold Heading(Szyk, Arthur - Declaration of Independence)AuthorJefferson, Thomas, et al.HeadlineArthur Szyk illuminates Declaration of IndependenceDate Published1950 Lot #300 The New Order View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorSzyk, ArthurHeadlineArthur Szyk, The New OrderPublisherG. P. Putnam's SonsDate Published[1941] Lot #301 Brief Statement of the Aggression of the French on the Island of Tahiti, and the Unjust Assumption of French Dominion in That Island; by the Directors of the London Missionary Society View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold Heading(Tahiti)HeadlineAggression of the French on the Island of TahitiPublisherW. M'DowallDate Published1843 Lot #302 Exposé qui ont Accompagné l'Agression des Francais contre l'Ile de Tahiti, et l'Injuste Etablissement de la Domination Francaise dans Cette Ile. Par les Directeurs de la Sociéte des Mission de Londres View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Heading(Tahiti)Headlinel'Agression des Francais contre l'Ile de TahitiPublisherL.-R. DelayDate Published1843 Lot #303 Journal de Maximo Rodriguez, Premier Européen ayant habité Tahiti (Tautura), 1774-1775 (wrapper title) View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Tahiti)AuthorRodriguez, MaximoHeadlineThe First European in TahitiPublisherImprimerie du GovernementDate Published1930 Lot #306 L'ombre de la croix View details Estimate$700 - $1,000StatusUnsold AuthorTharaud, Jérôme & Jean TharaudHeadlineL'ombre de la croix, TharaudPublisherEditions LapinaDate Published1931 Lot #307 She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Thomson, Hugh)AuthorGoldsmith, OliverHeadlineShe Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night: Goldsmith, OliverPublisherHodder & StoughtonDate Publishedca. 1920 Lot #311 The Rivers of France, From drawings by J.M.W. Turner View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$187.50StatusSold Heading(Turner, J.M.W.)PublisherLongman, Rees, Orme, et alDate Published1827 Lot #317 Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861 [&] More Leaves From the Journal of A Life in the Highlands, From 1862 to 1882 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$175StatusSold AuthorVictoria, QueenHeadlineJournal of a Life in the Highlands Queen VictoriaPublisherSmith, Elder & Co.Date Published1868 & 1884 Lot #318 Two volumes from Victorian England View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Heading(Victorian Literature)HeadlineQueen Victoria & John LeechDate Published1897 & c.1900 Lot #323 Two titles by Oscar Wilde with illustrations by John Vassos View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorWilde, OscarHeadlineOscar Wilde Illustrated by John VassosPublisherE.P. Dutton & Co.Date PublishedVarious dates Lot #340 The Discoverie of the Large and Bewtiful Empire of Guiana View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$37.50StatusSold AuthorRalegh, Sir WalterHeadlineSir Walter Ralegh's discovery of Guinea, Argonaut PressPublisherThe Argonaut PressDate Published1928 Lot #341 The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais Doctor in Physick, Containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds & Sayings of Gargantua and his sonne Pantagruel View details Estimate$10 - $100Sold for$50StatusSold Heading(Robinson, William Heath)AuthorRabelais, FrancoisHeadlineThe Works of Mr. Francis RabelaisPublisherGrant RichardsDate Published1904 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next